Surprise Senate highway vote near deadline — Washington (CNN) - Alert: last-minute plot twist on a national issue that may involve your commute. — As the U.S. Highway Trust Fund skids toward an August 1 money shortage, the Senate decided Tuesday to keep the issue in limbo at least a day or two more.

Dems warn GOP on border bill — If House Republicans pass a pared-down funding bill for the border crisis, Senate Democrats are warning they may try to attach the Gang of Eight's comprehensive immigration reform bill to the package. — The complicated calculus reflects the fact …

LAWMAKERS TRY TO SEAL $225M AID PACKAGE FOR ISRAEL — WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic and Republican members of Congress scrambled Tuesday to seal a $225 million boost to Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system before they break this week for a month-long recess.

THIRD ROCKET ARSENAL FOUND AT UN SCHOOL IN GAZA — The United Nations Relief & Works Agency For Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced Tuesday that another rocket stockpile has been found at one of its schools in Gaza. This instance marks the third time since the beginning of Operation Protective Edge …

Paying Ransoms, Europe Bankrolls Qaeda Terror — BAMAKO, Mali — The cash filled three suitcases: 5 million euros. — The German official charged with delivering this cargo arrived here aboard a nearly empty military plane and was whisked away to a secret meeting with the president of Mali …

Why I Have Become Less Pro-Israel — A bad run for liberal Zionism. — A half-dozen years ago, I attended the first conference of J Street, a liberal pro-Israel organization, to debate the meaning of the term pro-Israel itself. Pitted against Matthew Yglesias, I maintained that …

Inside the Kerry-Israel Meltdown — The secretary of state has been furiously working on a Mideast ceasefire, but his ad hoc efforts were dealt another blow Monday when Israel rejected his latest peacemaking plan. — On Monday, Secretary of State Kerry took to the podium at the State Department …

Boehner rules out impeachment: ‘Scam started by Democrats’ — Talk of impeachment was cooked up by a White House desperate for something to rally Democrats ahead of November's elections, House Speaker John A. Boehner said Tuesday, flatly ruling out any action on the controversial suggestion.

What Is Chris Christie Doing in Iowa? — Earlier this month, Chris Christie was standing in the parking lot of MJ's Restaurant, in Marion, Iowa, holding a news conference. Earlier that day, a Malaysia Airlines jet had been shot down in Ukraine; Israel was launching its ground invasion into Gaza.

McDonald's: Regulator Says It's a ‘Joint Employer’ — McDonald's says it has been notified by a labor regulator that it can be named a “joint employer” for workers in its franchisee-owned restaurants. — The decision by the National Labor Relations Board was being closely watched …

We need Ex-Im in real world — One of the new causes of the Republican populist right and Democratic populist left appears to be the same: the dismantling of the Export-Import Bank. — It is interesting that these two groups meet on this point. — Is it true that the people who cluster …

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